Apr 21, 2020 By Charles Steinberg Web Exclusive

Appreciation of film music has grown steadily over the last two decades to the point where even casual music fans are taking notice of the artists behind the score. Here we speak to composer Rob Simonsen, whose most recent work is on the sports film The Way Back.

Feb 25, 2020 By Charles Steinberg Yeah Yeah Yeahs

One of the best things about speaking with artists you admire and learning what has shaped them is discovering shared interests and inspirations. There’s a reassurance that comes from finding out that an accomplished and fascinating individual whose work has uplifted the artforms you hold dear is not all that different from yourself.

Feb 03, 2020 By Mike Hilleary (As Told To) My Favorite Album

Godspeed You! Black Emperor‘s Yanqui U.X.O is just the soundtrack to a fucking mental odyssey. I grew up in Montréal and if you were a kid in Montréal in the ‘90s you obviously knew who the fuck Godspeed were.

Jan 05, 2020 By Charles Steinberg Web Exclusive

Thinking of Bryce Dessner as an indie rocker, gracefully turned film composer is a fun but inaccurate framing.

Dec 06, 2019 By Jason Wilson Web Exclusive

Peter Strickland’s new film has taken a long road to the cinema, but it’s finally made it.

Aug 16, 2019 By Charles Steinberg Web Exclusive

Honestly, you can’t imagine any other music in The Last Black Man in San Francisco.

Jul 11, 2019 By Charles Steinberg Web Exclusive

The great composer for human drama finds his way back to the world of animation.

Apr 16, 2019 By Austin Trunick Web Exclusive

The influential street dancer and ‘80s pop icon features in a new, career-spanning documentary.

Mar 25, 2019 By Charles Steinberg Web Exclusive

What’s your next move after crafting the music to a television series that becomes a cultural sensation? That’s the question partners in retro synth composition Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein were suddenly faced with after their modular magic invoked the spectral universe of Stranger Things.